Bohannon, Manne event focuses on female body image, evolution
"Is Fat Female? Evolution, Feminism, and Getting the Story Right” will feature Prof. Kate Manne and best-selling author Cat Bohannon.
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Cornell expert: Anti-trans executive order belies unfounded moral panic
Wednesday's executive order prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in female sports discriminates not only against transgender people, but also against women, says philosophy professor Kate Manne.
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Ethics expert on dark discourse around death of UnitedHealthcare CEO
The darker-than-darkly humorous comments and the horrified responses to them are compatible forms of righteous blame, says David Shoemaker, a professor in ethics and public life.
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Holding people responsible through a system of blame, praise
Philosopher David Shoemaker examines the complicated nature of both modes of response, teasing out their many varieties while defending a general symmetry between them.
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‘Violent indifference to women’ and gender stereotypes affect top ticket
The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election aren’t due to a simple dislike or distrust of women, but a reflection of America’s violent indifference to women.
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Cornell experts analyze rhetoric used by both campaigns in final stretch
Following former President Trump’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Cornell experts comment on the event's speeches and on Democrats' responses.
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‘Silence’ theme of Society for the Humanities Fall presentations
Six fellows from a broad swath of humanities fields will present their projects in progress during the annual Fall Fellows’ conference, on Friday, Oct. 25.
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Kate Manne: Named Finalist for National Book Awards
Kate Manne is one of twenty-five finalists to contend for National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature.
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Mar
05
Wednesday
05:00 PM
Is Fat Female? Evolution, Feminism, and Getting the Story Right
Goldwin Smith Hall
Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, G132
Mar
21
Friday
03:00 PM
Ethics Colloquium: Helen Frowe (Stockholm)
Physical Sciences Building, 245 Feeney Wy
120
Apr
11
Friday
03:00 PM
Philosophy Discussion Club: Miranda Fricker, NYU
Physical Sciences Building
120
Apr
18
Friday
03:00 PM
Don Garrett (NYU), "Hume's Final Verdict on Skepticism"
Physical Sciences Building
120
Apr
25
Friday
03:00 PM
Philosophy Discussion Club: Marcia Baron, Indiana
Goldwin Smith Hall
G64
Apr
28
Monday
03:00 PM
Jun
23
Monday
12:00 AM
6-Week Summer Session Begins
Campus-wide
Jul
04
Friday
12:00 AM
Aug
25
Monday
12:00 AM
Instruction Begins
Campus-wide
Ethics & Public Life
The Cornell Program on Ethics and Public Life promotes interdisciplinary learning about morally central questions concerning public policies and social, political and economic processes.